INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[Leahs Mom]

I FINALLY got a good legbar hatch! I have 5 that hatched. still not sure of sexes, but sure of 2 being pullets and 2 being roos. One im not 100% but think its a pullet. I also have one swedish flower hatch.

on the CLs!!!!!

With the CLs you should be able to tell sex at hatch?

 

[bradselig]

  on the CLs!!!!!

With the CLs you should be able to tell sex at hatch?

thanks! You are very correct. They just haven't completely dried off and fluffed up yet.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

I have a question...
When I went to lock up the chickens and ducks today, I noticed that my dominant rooster wasn't on the highest part of the roost like always. My bantam rooster and my lavender ameraucana was at the top. I have noticed my bantam rooster always chasing and having a crowing contest with my blue Wheaton ameraucana. So did my bantam rooster rise up to the top and my blue Wheaton ameraucana is challenging him?

sounds like your previous dominant roo is now lower inbthe pecking order and your bantam is now dominant.

 

[Kiniska]

  QUESTION 

Why is it that I have had many weeks of 15 - 17 eggs a day, then all of a sudden I had 10, the next day I only had 5, and the next day (today) I only got 4?  What am I doing wrong?

Thank you in advance for any insight you can give. 

What Birdhaven said. Just that time of year. At least you were getting eggs. A light should help.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

I have a question...
When I went to lock up the chickens and ducks today, I noticed that my dominant rooster wasn't on the highest part of the roost like always. My bantam rooster and my lavender ameraucana was at the top. I have noticed my bantam rooster always chasing and having a crowing contest with my blue Wheaton ameraucana. So did my bantam rooster rise up to the top and my blue Wheaton ameraucana is challenging him?

o and not that it matters but it is wheaten with an e not an o. Just thought i would tell you incase you decide to post something in the ameraucana thread. Some people over there get pretty angry over mispellings like that even though it isnt a bug deal

 

[DarthLayer]

sounds like your previous dominant roo is now lower inbthe pecking order and your bantam is now dominant.

Egg production also has dropped. Do you think it might be because of the change in the pecking order?
Thanks!

 

[DarthLayer]

o and not that it matters but it is wheaten with an e not an o. Just thought i would tell you incase you decide to post something in the amerucana thread. Some people over there get pretty angry over mispellings like that even though it isnt a bug deal

Yeah it's autocorrect. I try to change it but it keeps going to that :/

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Yeah it's autocorrect. I try to change it but it keeps going to that :/

i hate autocorrect. I dont know why that makes them so mad just wanted to make sure you knew incase you posted, dont want you to get chewed out

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Egg production also has dropped. Do you think it might be because of the change in the pecking order?
Thanks!

someone mentioned slowed egg production a few posts ago. Changed in weather, shorter days, and molting. I cant think of anyway pecking order eould decrease egg production although i have never thought about it

 

[CountryHen19]

Good Evening everyone! I have been MIA for awhile- started a new job, kept my old job and grad school is kicking my butt.

My small flock is down to 7. I have my splash BLRW roo on CL for sale. Sold my straight combed BLRW roo and the other splash BLRW roo last night.

My SFH chicks turned out to be all pullets...what luck! They have much personality, that's for sure. My plans are to try to stick with the SFH as far as breed.

Here is a picture of one of our SFH pullets. Her name is Partridge and she is the friendliest girl